It seems like ever since I did that "day in the life" entry a while back, I've been writing a lot more than is typical for me. Most things in my life, I consider mundane and not worthy of attention, or at least, not worth communicating to people. I'm not sure what changed that, but I find myself wanting to write more now...
Had a terrible time trying to sleep last night - not sure if it was the "energy" drink I had around 8p (usually this is never a problem for me - I drink caffeine constantly), or the fact that I didn't lift until around 9:30p, but I was awake for most of the night, and *sore*. This is the one thing I dislike about beginning to lift weights again; my joints ache for the first few weeks. On the plus side, removing the straps from the duct work minimized the vibrations from the furnace, so that didn't wake me up this morning, but it's still noisy somehow. I guess I'm just going to have to get used to it - I haven't had a furnace in years, and I suppose I'm just not used to the sounds it can make.
I'm sure this will come as no surprise to most of you, but CC's been on my mind a lot since I got that email from her. Well, it's really only been in the last month or so that she *hasn't* been on my mind. I spent a lot of time thinking about the things I did, or didn't do (as the case may be) and in looking back, I can see how closed off & shut down I must have seemed. That's one of the things I told myself I would work on, the next time the right girl came along. Now, I'm not going to sit & pine over this one, but I'm open to the idea of having another chance with CC in the distant future (that is, if I'm not with someone by then, which, considering my track record, seems unlikely). I say distant, because she's living over 15hrs away, and that's not likely to change any time soon. Still, it would be great to have a chance to at least see her again, maybe spend a little time with her. I really do miss her. I guess the first thing I should do is write back though - I may be imagining way more than is really there, you know? Still - "I would kill for a hug from you" isn't really a dismissive kind of thing to say, is it?
So, now that the heat-a/c is in, I'm torn on which room to finish first. The living room is likely the closest for structural finishes; then it would just need furniture (and a new front 'entry' door, as the old one is quite worn & dated). Of course, the kitchen is the more important room, but it needs the most work - tape/plaster, sanding, paint, moving the gas line for the stove/electric for the refrigerator, cabinets, countertops, flooring, and finally, appliances, light fixtures & the backsplashes. Thing is, now that the house is warm, I really kind of want to do the bedroom up & make it comfortable & relaxing. The futon I'm currently sleeping on has a metal frame, and every time I move, it squeaks like crazy. It'd be nice to have a somewhat modern, fully finished bedroom after so many years. I mean, for the last several, I wasn't even using the bedroom in the old house; I was sleeping on this futon in my living room year-round. I've already got some ideas in mind for how I want it done. Blue-grey walls (not quite sure which, exactly), very dark wood furnishings (bed frame, perhaps a dresser, night stand, etc.). I'd originally wanted a Murphy bed, but the more I think about it, the less I care for the idea. On yet another hand, I may be turning the "70s" room into a computer room for now, and eventually putting the 70s concept into the basement, with a wet bar, band practice area,etc..
Speaking of computer rooms, the thing that got me on that thought process is the fact that the IT manager at work just this morning, gave me two "obsolete" laptops & a docking station, and all I need to do is install an operating system on them (then software, obviously). These are both Pentium 4 machines with DVD Rom drives. Perfect timing too, because I almost lost my laptop a couple nights ago. I leave it on almost constantly now, because it takes so long to boot, and it goes into a "hibernate" mode after a while. Well, I went to "wake it up" and it locked up on me. Powered it down, then started it again, and couldn't get it to run. After about 20 minutes,of not getting anything on the monitor (you might recall that the monitor went out on this laptop & I've been using an external monitor), I finally realized that, if I look at the original monitor from the right angle, I can read it. The error? "Hard Disk 0 can not be located. No bootable drives present" or some such. Goddamned hard drive crashed!! Well, knowing how temperamental machinery can be around me, I turned it off & let it sit for an hour or two, hoping that I might be able to get access to it one more time to copy files, but not expecting it. I was convinced I'd lost everything & would just have to spring for a new machine. When I eventually turned it back on, you'll never guess what happened!? (Yeah, ok, maybe you will...) it fired up, everything loaded & I've been using it ever since! I talked to the IT guy today & he recommended a software with which I can image my old drive so I can save my files, and now I can build a new laptop & I'll have two machines! Score! *grin*
Ok, gotta scoot - taking the computers home on the cycle, then out to grab some lunch, before getting back to work.
12:54 p.m. - 2011-10-10
My profile
Archives
Notes
Email Me!
Random
others:
loveherwell
dangerspouse
catsoul
alethia
annanotbob2
life-my-way
fairybones
misfitstray
swordfern
warpednormal
elusive-you
lust-
comebacktome
ahopeinhell
silver4
kelsi
stepfordtart